Visual Text Analysis - 'Ah Kong' by Perk Kee Peggy Koh

Define Dementia

koh_perk_kee_pe — 2014-04-07 07:35:44 UTC

You may use the quote in the poster;

prior knowledge from your own interaction

with the elderly at home.

What are the warning signs of Dementia?

koh_perk_kee_pe — 2014-04-07 07:38:34 UTC

Make reference from the movie

Image - Describe Ah Kong's facial expression

koh_perk_kee_pe — 2014-04-07 07:41:36 UTC

(i) What impression / message does the image

convey to the audience?

(ii) How does the use of image appeal to you,

as an audience?

(iii) How does the image tell you about Ah Gong

in this poster?

(iv) Can you think of other image/s that will evoke

the audience emotions?

Colour - Describe the choice of colour in the poster

koh_perk_kee_pe — 2014-04-07 07:44:59 UTC

(i) How does colour sets the mood / tone in the poster?

(ii) Do you think the choice of colour is suitable for this

movie? Why or why not?

Words - List the emotive words

koh_perk_kee_pe — 2014-04-07 07:47:47 UTC

(i) How do the film director uses sound / music / dialogue

in the movie to arouse the emotions of the audience?

(ii) After listening to the song / dialogue of these people

related to ah kong, do you feel for his grandson / ah kong?

Text Features:

koh_perk_kee_pe — 2014-04-07 07:59:35 UTC

(i) What is the intended message in this poster?

(ii) Who is the target audience?

(iii) Do you think the message in the poster

is effective and cause the audience to do

something about the situation?

Typographical Features:

koh_perk_kee_pe — 2014-04-07 08:02:17 UTC

(i) How does the font size / types grab

the audience attention?

(ii) How does it bring the message across

to the audience?

Joan's group

181428x — 2014-04-08 03:36:30 UTC

dementia is a illness that affects the brain and its ability to function. Identifying the warning signs early can make a positive difference to the patient and family

Chonglim/Sara/Gwen/darren's group

lowchonglow123 — 2014-04-09 05:01:26 UTC

(i)They use songs from the past , to elaborate and

express how dementia can affect them.they use slow sad songs with the

as its express the feelings of sadness - with the lyrics

(ii)The dialouge in the first 2-mins of the short film is elaborating about how ahgong was a good & kind person . it shows that he use to help lots of people E.G the indians who could not afford to buy laterns during mid-autumn festival he helped to make hand-made lanterns using cans for them :D

-> ahkong and his grandson had a conversation but due to ahkong's dimentia he did not know that he was talking to his grandson instead of his son-Ah keng .

- i feel sympathy towards ahkong and his grandson , as 1 is suffering from a disease dementia and the other one knows that ah kong wont know him but he still supports him no matter what in the disease :( ........

Shahrul Nizam'group

shahrulnizam55 — 2014-04-09 05:14:13 UTC

The warning are that ah kong kept talking about his past especially about his chickens and dancing to his favourite songs. His also thought that his grandson is ah keng which is ah kong last son. He also can't remember the present.

SarahE.'s Group

adeqicee — 2014-04-09 05:27:37 UTC

Before we knew it as a disease that makes the elderly lose their memory. In reality its actually a diesease that makes elderly mix up the past with the present. There is no cure but with family and friends support and care, the disease will slow down the disease.

Ng Qian Yi

abigal2000 — 2014-04-09 05:35:43 UTC

i) we know that he is sad and know that he is lonely .

ii) they want us to understand how the illness like through their expressions .

iii) the image tells u about ah kong's life and old past .

iv)instead of showing of ah kong's picture smiling perhaps they should post him smiling but also tears streaming down his face . Or perhaps showing his family in the background laughing happily with him . That would make the audience knows best about the poster and about the movie itself .

DIANI>GROU

dianirockz — 2014-04-09 05:39:27 UTC

i) Accept people for who they are even though they have an disability

ii) People who have a family member that has the same sickness as Ah Kong.

iii) Yes because , alot of elderly nowadays have dimentia and we will help their family members how to handle dimentia

Lee Jun Kang's group

jun_kang2000 — 2014-04-09 05:43:21 UTC

i)It does attract the attention of the audience

ii)They use phrases that repesents the relationship between Ah Gong and his

grandson.

SHAFIQ'S GROUP

mangoman2009 — 2014-04-10 05:03:52 UTC

(i) The font size failed to capture the attention of the audience as it was too small.

(ii) this tells us to treasure our memories as the phrase says 'for some,memory is just a thing of the past'.

Zainul's group

2014-04-10 05:04:28 UTC

Dementia is a illness that doesn't change the character.They still will have the care and love for other people.

Shahrul Nizam's Group

2014-04-10 05:08:17 UTC

(i) Dementia is an illness that does

not affect the memories of the past

but the present.

(ii) feel sympathy

(ii) Ah kong is lonely and sad.

(iv) Yes

joanjoan grp:)

2014-04-10 05:18:12 UTC

(i)For some dementia patients,they couldnt forget their memories.

(ii)the target audience are those grandson and daughter who has a dementia grandparent.

(iii)no,the message in the poster are too small and could not catch the readers attention

Ruzana's Group

yijielim — 2014-04-10 05:18:31 UTC

i) The dark shading of the poster shows us the loneliness

and sadness of Ah Kong.
ii) yes i think the choice of colour suitable for the movie:)

because the right colour can help the audience feel the

movie atmosphere

Zainul's group;)

mohamed_zainul1 — 2014-04-10 05:18:45 UTC

Ah kong still thinks he is in his young days where he's still selling chickens. Also,at the end of the vid,he feeds his imaginary 'chickens' and that shows that his mind to properly function into reality.

atm zaidah

SarahE.'s Group

2014-04-10 05:19:19 UTC

(i) Dementia could happen to you too.

(ii) It shows me that the story behind the image is sad. I know this as the 'Ah Kong's face looks lonely and sad.

(iii) His very lonely and sad. But inside he could be happy because he has support from his family.

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